Bob Crites RIP

[YK Thom 736]

This just popped up on my Facebook this morning. Very sad news.

 

[CECAA850 29351]

There's another thread in the General Klipsch area but good to have one here too.  RIP Bob, you will be sorely missed.

[YK Thom 736]

6 minutes ago, CECAA850 said:

There's another thread in the General Klipsch area but good to have one here too.  RIP Bob, you will be sorely missed.

I didn't see that one before I posted.

Perhaps this one could be removed.

[mark1101 745]

RIP Bob.  Was always helpful and quick to serve.

[CECAA850 29351]

14 minutes ago, YK Thom said:

I didn't see that one before I posted.

Perhaps this one could be removed.

I would think that more people would see this one than the other.

[dtel 29295]

RIP

[RandyH000 7202]

RIP ---@BEC

[lordoff 1]

Oh, no... This is really sad for the Crites family and for the Klipsch audio community at large!

R.I.P. Mr. Crites 

[juniper 212]

To Bob's family, and the Klipsch community this is a sad loss. Bob and his family helped many on this forum and others that only browsed... Bob expanded the Klipsch brand more then some may know. He was an inventor....and an innovator.... pushed the boundaries... My best to his family! I think the forum should be shut down for a period of time just in honor of him.

[Chris A 3984]

I remember Bob and his son Michael from a 2009 get-together in Hope.  I enjoyed both of their down-to-earth views and quiet demeanors.  I will miss Bob greatly. 

 

Kindest regards to the family at this difficult time, Michael.

 

Chris

[Rivernuggets 913]

There's no substitute for excellent sound. You helped me get there.

 

RIP Bob.

[kevinmi 670]

RIP, Mr. Crites. You have helped many people, including me, on their journey through the audio hobby.

[BigStewMan 19870]

RIP Mr. Crites.

[thebes 3963]

Sad news indeed. Great guy. He got tired of the storm and fury of the technical debates in 2 Channel and Technical, which were sometimes directed his way,  and basically stopped posting here while still offering great products and excellent service.

 

Good people all the way. He will be missed. My condolences to all of his family and friends.

[YK Thom 736]

The man was an unofficial champion and ambassador of the brand and its legendary designs. I'm sure there may be some corporate types who thought he was undermining them, but this was not the case. His passion led him to to develop a Klipsch restoration cottage industry for loyal lovers of the brand. He took it so far as to develop the Cornscala - a project that many had thought or mused about  over the years. What if we could combine...He actually did it and answered the question.

His name will be remembered for years to come and will always be tied to Klipsch by those who knew either his work, his motivations, his company and the man himself.

[sunburnwilly 3214]

RIP

 

[Jeeper 38]

Sad news for sure,  very easy guy to talk with.

   RIP Bob

[Ray_pierrewit 79]

My condolences to the family and I look forward to more dealings with them in the future.

RIP

[jef0707 10]

Very sad news. rest easy Mr Crites.

[Jim Gregory 193]

Condolences to the family. 
You will be missed Mr Crites.